Brockport consolidates fire company operations
For the past 125 years, the Brockport Fire Department has had five companies chartered under the laws of New York state. Within the next month, the companies will consolidate their internal operating structure - the physical buildings and location of apparatus will not be affected by the consolidation. more

Chili to update master plan
With the expiration of the current Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the Town of Chili solicited qualifications from local planning and engineering consultants to update its plan," Town Supervisor Tracy Logel said. more

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 4-8 is wired;
maydays can be heard
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 4-8 erected a radio tower at their Hamlin base, providing the last link to connecting communications to the dead areas of radio reception off Devil's Nose, Hamlin. more

Firefighters welcome ‘Operation Patriot’
to firefighter’s monument
On Saturday, September 9 more than 600 motorcycles entered the village during the sixth annual “Operation Patriot.” Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn led the procession. They came to pay their respects to those lost on September 11, 2001 while at the same time honoring those that continue to serve. more

Kleen Brite Labs fire ruled arson
On September 9, at about 6:31 p.m., the Brockport Fire and Police Departments responded to 100 Fair Street, the property formerly occupied by Kleen Brite Laboratories, for a reported structure fire. more

Ledgedale Airport seeks rezoning
The owners of Ledgedale Airport say they have no specific businesses in mind but they came before the Town of Sweden board requesting changes to zoning from residential to light industrial and residential to airport on close to 40 acres surrounding the Colby Street airstrip. more

Local apple crop best on recent record
Bob King of the Cornell Cooperative Extension said the local apple crop may be one of the best on recent record in terms of quality and quantity for the Rochester region. "The overall crop is rated excellent and we expect a consistent and favorable season throughout the fall," he said. more

Public transportation options for students
and Orleans County residents expand
The Orleans Transit Service, Inc. (OTS) and Brockport Student Government has launched a new service for Brockport students and staff seeking to ease their commute with expanded service including a new commuter route from Albion to Brockport. more

Residents hope to update Hamlin Park
Nicole Sercu, who grew up playing on the playgrounds in Hamlin, approached Town of Hamlin officials with the idea of getting a group of concerned citizens together to work on playground improvements. more

Sweden moves forward with eminent domain process
By a unanimous vote, officials in the Town of Sweden passed a resolution to move ahead with forcing a property owner to sell land in order to make way for sidewalks, bike paths and a turning lane for a Lowe's store. more

Wailing sirens no longer sole alert to emergencies
For most fire districts, the use of a siren is more for the benefit of the community and for nostalgia rather than as a way to alert firemen and EMS officials to a fire or other emergency. Over the past 20 years, firefighters’ equipment has moved rapidly forward from the scanners that would sit on a table in the corner of a fireman’s house and required volunteers to be within listening range at all times. more